Canada

A list of new Alberta Premier Jason Kenney's cabinet

EDMONTON - New Alberta Premier Jason Kenney and his cabinet were sworn in on Tuesday to form the first United Conservative government in the province. The list of ministers includes seven women a...

Apr 30, 2019

New Brunswick spring flood efforts beginning to move from response to recovery

FREDERICTON - The director of New Brunswick's Emergency Measures Organization says the response to this year's spring flooding is slowly transforming from a response to a recovery operation. "Most reg...

Apr 30, 2019

Critics of Canadian health system discover a potent tool: social media

HALIFAX - Unfiltered and emotional social media postings are emerging as a potent tool for critics of Canada's health system, though some observers are dubious they'll prompt ...

Apr 30, 2019

Armed forces in Bracebridge, Ont., to help battle rising floodwaters

BRACEBRIDGE, Ont. - The ongoing flooding plaguing Ontario's cottage country prompted another town to declare a state of emergency on Sunday as members of the Canadian Armed Forces descended ...

Apr 30, 2019

Senate committee recommends Beyak suspension over letters on Indigenous people

OTTAWA - The Senate's ethics committee is recommending that Sen. Lynn Beyak be suspended without pay for the duration of the current Parliament over letters about Indigenous people she has posted to h...

Apr 30, 2019

Canada's airlines want longer runway for security-screening overhaul

OTTAWA - The federal plan to revamp Canada's air-security screening system is running into some headwinds from the major airlines, which are urging the government to take things slow to get&...

Apr 30, 2019

Ottawa axes longer deadlines for answering veterans' requests for service

OTTAWA - The federal government is backing off a plan to give bureaucrats more time to respond to veterans seeking benefits and support for their service-related injuries. The idea was floated last fa...

Apr 30, 2019

Davie gets $7.1M contract from feds to refit 53-year-old coast guard icebreaker

OTTAWA - The federal government is awarding Davie Shipyards a contract worth more than $7.1 million to refit the Canadian Coast Guard's largest icebreaker. The refit of the CCGS Louis S. St-Laurent is...

Apr 30, 2019

Authorities annoyed by disaster selfie-seekers in flooded Montreal areas

Montreal first responders are warning against so-called disaster tourism after noting a spike in selfie-seekers in neighbourhoods threatened by swollen rivers. An operations chief with the Montre...

Apr 30, 2019

The winter of political philanthropy: parties rake in cash in first quarter

OTTAWA - The long Canadian winter of 2019 was good for at least one thing: lining the pockets of political parties. The Conservative Party of Canada's first-quarter haul of $8 million is mor...

Apr 30, 2019